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Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:03:14 GMT2017-08-18T03:03:14ZIrish Nurses Organisation annual report 1999.http://hdl.handle.net/10147/575277
Title: Irish Nurses Organisation annual report 1999.
Authors: Irish Nurses Organisation (INO)
Description: It is my great pleasure, as President
of the Irish Nurses Organisation, to
present this Annual Report for the
year 1999. It is a report which
records a substantial amount of
work on behalf of nurses, midwives
and their professions.
The shadow of a national strike
hung over the Organisation
throughout the year and history
will record that 1999 was a turning
point for nurses and the nursing profession in Ireland.
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, will go down in the annals
as the day Irish nurses stood up and were counted. It
was a day Irish nurses thought they would never see the day that they had to resort to a nationwide strike to
demonstrate how undervalued and frustrated they felt
at not being given a fair deal for better pay and conditions.
At 8.00am on 19 October 1999, nurses turned up for
picket duty and to provide emergency care at over
1,000 locations throughout the country. All members
were working free of charge due to the fact that the
strike fund, which while it might be ample for
prolonged local disputes, could never sustain a strike
of this magnitude, the largest strike in the history of
the state.
On the third day of the strike, over 10,000 nurses
marched through the streets of Dublin and rallied
outside the GPO, demonstrating the strength of their
conviction in their fight for fair pay and conditions.
Throughout the strike nurses proved their willingness
to ensure that no patient, in need of emergency care,
went without a nurse. Strike committees took
responsibility for determining emergency cover and
picket rosters for the duration of the strike which lasted
nine days. A full report of the pay campaign and
national strike can be found on pages 15-27.
On behalf of the Executive Council I would like to
express a special word of thanks to the members of
the strike committees who performed their difficult
tasks with dedication and professionalism. I would
also like to thank our thousands of members who
participated in the rally to the GPO and, last, but by no
means least, I would like to pay tribute to all our
members, at all levels, in all disciplines and in all
services, for their commitment and involvement
during the strike. Successful delivery would not
have been possible without the dedicated efforts of
all involved.Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/5752772000-01-01T00:00:00ZIrish Nurses Organisation annual report and accounts 1988-89http://hdl.handle.net/10147/575262
Title: Irish Nurses Organisation annual report and accounts 1988-89
Authors: Irish Nurses Organisation (INO)
Description: The services have taken a beating on many fronts: closure of beds in hospitals, failure to
develop community services, failure to fill essential vacancies, allowing senior managerial staff
to go under a voluntary redundancy programme without replacement, allowing essential
nursing personnel to go under the same programme without replacement and, finally, the
wholesale abuse of student nurses in running a major portion of the service.'
This quote from the Organisation's pre-budget submission of January 1989 was a clarion call
to the Government on behalf of a depleted health service.
Unfortunately, the call was ignored and the allocation for health services, in nett terms, was
reduced further with the effect that the service was in crisis - as we predicted - by the end of
May 1989.Sun, 01 Jan 1989 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/5752621989-01-01T00:00:00ZIrish Nurses Organisation annual report 2003.http://hdl.handle.net/10147/575034
Title: Irish Nurses Organisation annual report 2003.
Authors: Irish Nurses Organisation (INO)
Description: Clare Spillane R.I.P.
President, Irish Nurses Organisation
2000-2003
A Tribute from Friends and Colleagues
It was with a profound sense of regret, loss and sadness
that we all learned of the untimely death of our friend.
colleague and President. Clare Spillane. on 29 June 2003.
Clare. with whom I had the privilege of working closely
for over three years, was a strong and fearless advocate
for nurses and midwives and their efforts to maintain
quality patient care at all times.
Clare was elected President of the INO in May 2000 and
was always proud of the fact that she attained this
position even though she came from one of the smaller
branches in the Organisation - her beloved Carlow
Branch. Achieving the Presidency was the culmination of
almost 40 years of membership of the INO during which
she had assisted in the early days in starting the Athy.
Baltinglass and Carlow Branch (affectionately known as
the ABC Branch).
Upon becoming President, Clare identified five key goals
and objectives for her tenure of office. A review of these
perfectly illustrates what an effective, efficient,
determined and dedicated leader she was for this
Organisation.
Her first objective was to always speak for nurses and
midwives who were working in the frontline, striving to
meet the needs of their patients and clients. This she
achieved by taking every opportunity to speak out for the
resources to ensure best practice and for conditions of
employment appropriate for caring professionals.
Her second objective was to visit every INO branch and
use each opportunity to listen to the needs of the
membership nationwide. Within 16 months of becoming
President she had visited every branch throughout the 26
counties.
Her third objective was to continue the Organisation's
growth and she set a target of 30,000 members by 2004.
She had tremendous pride in the fact that. just ahead of our
Annual Delegate Conference in May 2003, the Organisation
was just touching the 30,000 membership threshold. Her fourth objective was to further discussions between
the INO and the PNA. on the possible establishment of a
new union for all nurses and midwives in Ireland. She had
a vision that the individual nurse and midwife, together
with their professions, would be greatly assisted by
having a single professional trade union speaking
fearlessly on their behalf. Once again I am happy to say
that those discussions are at an advanced stage and both
unions have agreed, in principle, to finalise the
discussions and put such proposals out to ballot within
the next six months.
Her final objective, again in the context of growing the
Organisation and developing services for members, was
that we would purchase a new, larger headquarters in
Dublin, which would allow the Organisation to deliver
more and better services. As you will have seen Clare, in
her last public act as President on 10 June 2003, just 19
days before she died, formally opened our new
headquarters in the Whitworth Building, which we were
due to move into in the spring of 2004. 30,000 membership threshold. Liam Doran. General Secretary. INO.Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/5750342004-01-01T00:00:00ZIrish Nurses Organisation annual report 2005.http://hdl.handle.net/10147/575022
Title: Irish Nurses Organisation annual report 2005.
Authors: Irish Nurses Organisation (INO)
Description: Throughout 2005 the Executive Council maintained
pressure upon the Department of Health and Children
to confirm the implementation of this report with the
necessary funding.
In November 2005 the Organisation welcomed the
announcement, by Mary Harney TD, Tanaiste and
Minister for Health and Children, that the government
had agreed to fund the commencement of the two new
direct entry programmes as detailed above.
However, no indication was given with regard to
funding the transfer of existing post-registration
education and, at the end of 2005, the Organisation
was continuing in discussions, with the Department of
Health and Children, on this issue.
The Organisation also agreed to fully participate in the
National Implementation Group, established by the
Tanaiste, to oversee the commencement of the two
new degree programmes. This National
Implementation Group was established under the
independent chair of Rosemary Ryan, formally Director
of Nursing in St James's Hospital.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/5750222006-01-01T00:00:00Z